Orphan orca calf trapped in a lagoon for more than a month off the coast of British Columbia is finally free (www.bbc.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/11498397...
Promising discovery (scitechdaily.com)
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Brazil’s President Lula creates two new Indigenous territories, bringing total to 10 (www.nbcnews.com)
Bottom-contact fishing banned near rare coral reef off B.C. coast (www.cbc.ca)
The department says the reef was first discovered in 2021 and is the “first and only” known live coral reef in Canada’s Pacific, as well as the most northern known coral reef in the entire ocean
Trust in AI companies drops to 35 percent in new study (thehill.com)
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A New Jersey city that limited street parking hasn’t had a traffic death in 7 years (apnews.com)
Hoboken, New Jersey, recently marked seven consecutive years without a traffic death. Officials there credit their decision to take away some street parking, a change that increases visibility for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.
A New York City medical school will offer students free tuition following a $1bn donation from the 93-year-old widow of a major Wall Street investor (www.bbc.com)
World record awarded for matchstick Eiffel Tower after decision U-turn (www.bbc.com)
UCLA will transform dead Westside mall into major science innovation center (www.latimes.com)
World Mullet Championships: Army doctor wins in Australia (www.bbc.com)
Firefighters rescue injured owl from crows (www.bbc.com)
Vancouver adds electric fire truck to its fleet | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
Search for missing marsupial continues in Ontario | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)
Durham police said while they were not involved in the hunt for the animal Friday, they knew where it came from. A driver delivering two kangaroos to Quebec on Thursday had stopped at Oshawa Zoo to let them “stretch their legs.”...
Tinnitus Linked to Hidden Undetected Auditory Nerve Damage – A Step Towards a Cure (scitechdaily.com)
Curing tinnitus would sure be nice for a lot of people.
Golden mole not seen for 80 years and presumed extinct is found again in South Africa | AP News (apnews.com)
All 41 workers trapped in Uttarakhand tunnel evacuated after 17 days (www.hindustantimes.com)
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Teens vs. coats: The generational quarrel that won't chill out | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
Guinea worm disease is close to being eradicated (ourworldindata.org)
cross-posted from: derp.foo/post/428572...
Police on B.C. island respond to reports of mysterious screaming — and find a 'sad goat' (www.cbc.ca)
Dominica to create world's first sperm whale reserve (www.bbc.com)
Bangladesh achieves historic milestone by eliminating kala-azar (disease) as a public health problem (www.who.int)
Kala-azar is a deadly parasitic disease that’s also known as Black Fever, or Visceral leishmaniasis....
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